Detachable billiard-cue tip.



No. 864,943. PATENTE-1) SEPT. 3, 1907.

V. AJELLO.

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UNITED STATES VINCENT AJELLO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DETACHABLE BILLIARD-CUE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application led May 20, 1905. Serial No. 261,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINCENT AJELLO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Billiard-Cue Tips, ol Which the Yfollowing is specification.

My invention relates to the caps or tips el cues adapted to be used in the game oi billiards or pool or other similar games, i

These tips or caps are usually made of an outer layer of leather secur( d to a disk of hard Arubber or liber or some similar substance, and my improvement is designed to be used in connection with tips of this character or of any other ordinary construction. The tip is usually secured to the end ol the cue by means ol glue, cement or other adhesive substance. This is a method which has long been in use but is open to a number ol objections. In the vlirst place, it involves the use oi a clamp or other appliance .for the purpose ol holding the tip in position until the glue or cement sets. This also consumes a considerable amount of time. Again, the gluing process is attended with a number of dil'liculties incident to the use el glue or the like and does not enable the person applying the tip to the cue to do so with absolute accuracy. Then again, the glue is apt to become softened by atmospheric moisture and allow the tip to become displaced or to break and allow the tip to l'all off while the eue is in use.

The objects of my invention are to overcome the objections above enumerated, among others, and to provide a means for attaching the tip to the cue'which shall be ol simple, strong and durable construction, afford a secure fastening which may be quickly vand accurately made and which will enable the said tip to be removed and replaced at will. In accomplishing these objects, my improvement also saves the wear on the end ol the cue incident to the scraping necessitated by the presence ol the hardened glue, when it is desired to apply a new tip. It also economizes the tips and enabl es the user to employ tips of the highest quality at a very small expense and permits the use of tips of dill'crent composition on one cue, if desired, and these tips may be interchangcd byvery simple manipulation occupying a few seconds only, thus making the exchange possible without interruption ol the game.

My invention consists of the combination of parts and arrangement of details hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a vertical medial section of the point or small end oi a cue with my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar section taken at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the partsslightly enlarged. Fig. l 1s a vertical section of one oi the parts, similarly enlarged, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ol another part enlarged and in the same relative position as the part shown in Fig. 3.

The outer end or contact surface oi the tip'l. is secured to the back plate or disk 2 by any suitable means, such as gluing or cementing, and is of the usual form. The under side ol the back plate or disk is provided with a recess having inwardly `beveled or undercut edges 20, adapted to receive and hold the outer edges ol the metal pla'te 3 which are caused to expand and enter the said undercut edges oi the recess by being subjected to suitable pressure applied, by means of a punch or similar device, to the central portion thereof. This operation makes strong and permanent connection between the tip and the metal plate, and through the metal plate the connection between the tip and the other parts of my device is secured.

The plate 3 is provided with prongs or Fingers l1 pre1- erably integral therewith and formed by punching up small strips oi the metal at the edges of the plate. These prongs or fingers 4 are adapted to .receive the edges ol the plate 5, which will slide therethrough until the step 7 on said plate comes in contact with said lingers. The plate is provided with a plurality oi pins or lugs 6. In the drawing they are shown as circular in cross section, but they may be square or other desired form. They are adapted to enter the notches 17 in the vertical edges ol the head l5 and to prevent the plate from having any lateral or rotary movement.

The head 15 is located on the upper end of the tube 13 and closes the said tube save for the small bore 21 through which the stem 8 secured centrally to the plate 5 passes. The stem has a head or disk 9 at its opposite end and a helical spring strung thereon intermediate its end and located within the tube 13. The tube 13 is closed at its lower end by a plug la, and is secured within the recess 12 of the cue 1S by cement or other suitable substance; the notches or scores 1l. being provided ior the purpose oi affording ahold for the cem ent. The recess 12 ol the cue has an enlarged portion 19 at its upper end for the purpose of accommodating the head 15. The groove 16 in the outer surface of the head is adapted to receive the inturned portions ol the fingers 4 and thus provide additional security against the turning of the tip while in its normal position, and to prevent said tip from accidentally slipping ofi. It will be apparent that the form ol this groove is not material as it is only necessary to provide some suitable recess to receive the said finger ends.

In operation, when it is desired to remove a tip and replace it, the said tip is taken hold of by the lingers and drawn out a short distance against the pressure of the spring 10 on the rod 8, which is collapsed to a certain extent by this motion, between the head or disk 9 and the head 15. After the tip has been drawn out a sullicient distance to remove the pins G from the notches 17, it is rotated slightly and then released.

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This causes the pins 6 to come in contact with the outer vsurface ot the head l and to hold the tip separated a short distance ll'rom the end ot the cue and out oi contact therewith. 'lhe tip may then be slipped olt sidewise and another one applied to the cue by sliding its lingers t over the edges otl the plate until they come in contact with the step 7. The plate 5 is then rotated by means ot' the tip until the pins G again enter the notches l7, when the expansive action ot' the spring l0 Will cause the parts to snap into their proper position and remain in such position until removed theretroin by the lingers ol' the operator. lt will be understood that the step 7 is so located with reference to the lingers 4 and the notches 17 with reference to the pins 6 that the application ol the tip to the cue with the greatest. accuracy is thereby insured.

It will also be understood that the plates 3 may be applied to the tips and the tips sold in 'any desired quantity to persons rising cues with the improved attachment herein described. The plate, as illustrated in Fig. l, has not been applied to the tip, and its edges are therel'ore disposed at an angle to the body thereot` or turned in. When the said plate is applied to the tip it assumes the position shown in Figs. l and 2 ol the drawings and is in close contact throughout its entire area with the under-side ol' the back plate 2 ol' said tip.

It will also be apparent that the under edges ol the tip near the periphery are in direct contact with the outer end ol the cue and that the central portions ot' the said tip are also in close Contact with the parts ol the attaching device lixed in the end ol the said cue. It is important that this close contact should not be in any way impaired, and it is one of the objects oi my invention to provide means l'or attaching and detaching the tip while at the same time preserving such contact or its equivalent.

What I claim is:

l. The combination ol a cue, a tip, a connecting piece permanently secured thereto, a plate adapted to engage with said connectingl piece, a stem extending from said plate into the end of the cue and rigidly connected to said plate, notches within the cue, and pins adapted to engage said notches, and means for normally holding the same in engagement.

2. The colnbination ot a cue, a tip, a connecting piece permanently secured thereto, a plate adapted to engage with said connecting piece, a stem extending from said plate into the end et' the cue, notches within the cue, and pins adapted to engage said notches, and means for normally holding the same in engagement. p

3. The combination ot a cue, a tip, a connecting piece permanently secured thereto, a plate adapted to engage with said connecting` piece, a stein extending from said plate into the end ot the cue, a notch within the cue, and a pin adapted to engage said notch, and means vI'or normally holding the same in engagement.

4. A device ot' the character described comprising a tip anda cue provided with contact surfaces, a spring adapted to hold the same normally in contact and to perlnit the removal of the tip by manipulation ot' the same, and means interior to said contact surlaces lor positively preventing lateral and rotary movement while the parts are in their normal position.

5. The combination with a tip and a cue ot' a connecting piece and means connected therewith for holding the parts in their normal position, said connecting piece being provided with means interior to the tip and cue for engaging the tip and cue and for positively preventing lateral and rotary movement ol' the cue and connecting piece with respect to each other while in normal position, the connection between the tip and said connecting piece being separable.

Witness my hand this th day ot )lay 1905, at the city ot` New York, in the county and State et New York.

VINCENT AJ ELLO.

Witnesses z S. J. Cox, ALAN McDoNNnLL. 

